Isak Olson born in Sweden on October 25, 1874, came to America as a young man of 18. In 1895 he homesteaded six miles west of Carrington where he lived until retiring in 1943. On March 27; 1901, he married Sophia Kallberg of Longview Township. Sophia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kallberg, was born September 8, 1875, in Minnesota, and came to North Dakota at the age of seven.
The Olsons were parents of three children: Anna, Clarence and Edith (Mrs. Lloyd Hanson). Mrs. Olson died on January 24, 1957 and Mr. Olson on March 17, 1962. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 69B